August 2010
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Alfonso Soriano is Struggling, and is Kind of Blaming the Team
Alfonso Soriano is a wealthy man. The Chicago Cubs gave him an eight-year contract four years ago, which pays him $18 million per season. Without commenting on the wisdom of the deal, it’s fair to say that it came with certain expectations that Soriano has not lived up to. After a miserable 2009 season, Soriano [...]
Casey Coleman to the Rotation, Thomas Diamond to the Pen
After two poor starts (three, if you count his deceptively bad debut against the Brewers), Thomas Diamond has been bumped from the rotation in favor of (surprise) another rookie. Casey Coleman will take Diamond’s spot in the rotation this week, according to ESPN Chicago. Although the youngster has an ERA over 8, he’s thrown consecutive, long [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 9, Cardinals 7 – August 15, 2010
Well, the Cubs, themselves, may not be able to climb into first place, but they can certain have a hand in keeping the Cardinals out of first. An offensive explosion rocketed the Cubs to a big lead early, but… wait… what is happening… what is happening in this bottom of the 9th inning…
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 3, Cardinals 2 – August 14, 2010
It doesn’t matter if the Cubs are 3, 4, or 19 games under .500 (pop quiz, guess which one they are), it always feels good when they beat the Cardinals. And that the Cardinals are fighting for first place only makes the victory sweeter.
Aramis Ramirez Might Return Today
The Chicago Cubs have been without third baseman Aramis Ramirez – who was actually starting to sort of hit like Aramis Ramirez – for the last few days. Ramirez hurt his rib cage on a dive earlier in the week. He was expected back yesterday, but that didn’t happen. Ramirez said on Thursday that he [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 3, Cardinals 6 – August 13, 2010
Twenty games below .500. Thomas Diamond just didn’t have it, and Albert Pujols got his. And the Cubs helped a brother out.
Derrek Lee is Back, Micah Hoffpauir is Out
Derrek Lee has returned from his stint on the bereavement list while he attended to his ill grandfather, and in the requisite corresponding move, the Cubs booted Micah Hoffpauir back to AAA Iowa. In his time with the Cubs, Hoffpauir went 0-7 with four strikeouts. He’ll be back when rosters expand in a few weeks, [...]
Is Koyie Hill About to Get the Boot?
By Brett on August 15, 2010
Allow me to preface this post with a caveat: I have no “sources” in the Chicago Cubs organization (though you can feel free to shoot me an email if you’d like to become a “source” – there’s no recompense of any kind, but you’ll get to see your name in lights … as “source”). That [...]
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